German Expressionism

First of all, I could instantly notice how this image is different than that of Andy Warhol’s, whose painting was clearly the inspiration for this one. From the very first glance I felt weird because I kept comparing the original painting to this one. The main thing that was odd to me was the gender swap. Instead of Marilyn Monroe’s face, you could see an old man. It made me feel quite uncomfortable, even though everything else besides that was exactly the same as the original. The painting uses…

Wassily Kandinsky and Kazimir Malevich are both successive influential Russian painter that contributed to the art of abstraction through their distinctive use of colours. Thus both artists are acclaimed with their abstract works, they have dissimilar and coherent sensations for colours. Both artist used similar tones within their work and they all wanted to stimulate acoustic responds from their audience with their use of colour. However, Kandinsky hold a strong opinion towards the connection…

The Modern art movement was started by many people and has had a major impact on not only on our modern lives but has also made an impact on history itself. One of the artists that helped pushed the movement was a man called Clive Bell, who believed that art should be made with aesthetic emotion and “Significant forms,” instead of Renassiance like artwork. Clive Bell was not only famous for his artwork but also for his critiquing of other artworks that were being made during his era. The ideas…

Reading Assignment #1; The Power of Lines and Perspective Considering myself an amateur artist and painter, I took this course with hopes of understanding the deep passion, subjectivity, and heart of making paintings. With the help of lectures and several readings, I have been exposed to a lot of great information and insight from several sources. Beyond this recent enlightenment however, I have also come to understand and appreciate the true dynamism and influence of straight lines in a…

pantheons of German cultural heroes.” For example, the leader of the Germanic people was included, showing Kiefer’s deep interest in the cultural aspects of Germany’s history. Also, there were several lines used in the painting, which illustrated that Kiefer viewed all of these people as intertwined, and thought that they were somehow connected, in relation to impacting Germany’s history. Another reason why this painting shows Anselm Kiefer’s interest in history is that he used many German…

While history has been marked by incredible artists that have changed the landscape of the arts and society. Still few stand out as much as Vincent van Gogh has in history, and while his works have been praised for centuries and rumors abound his life and legacy often the truth of such famous artists is rarely known and spoken about. This is why this essay will explore the life and work of Mr. Van Gogh as his life, a life that will expose just who Vincent van Gogh truly was and how his life and…

The processes in which the Germans were involved in to overcome the tragedies of World War II were vast and long. There were many complications present when the war ended; Germans found themselves questioned politically and mentally by their own compatriots, as well as outsiders. This essay will argue that the film The Murders Are Among Us depicts the complications involved in the German process of “overcoming the past,” post-World War II, through its characters. In particular, this essay will…

Turkish immigrants given by Germans are that they are generally low educated, dependent, and burdensome. Germany has had major difficulty with integrating many of its Turkish immigrants. This is primarily due to the generally low education levels of immigrant Turks and the large language barrier that comes with it. Statistics show that Turks who know how to speak German, fall below 60% of the total immigrant population (Blashke, 2011). Tensions between native Germans and Turks can easily rise…

against their Jewish brothers and sisters. The German Jews were contributing citizens in Germany, many of whom were educated and business owners. Hitler viewed the "chosen people" not worthy of that title nor German citizenship, thus, Hitler used centuries of Jewish/Catholic friction and perceived economic inequality to leverage the German population against the Jews, resulting in the murder of millions of Jews in Germany and…

World War II and the Holocaust. For German society, the current prevailing attitude is that a nation can only truly reckon with the past if they understand it. Das Boot is the perfect cultural representation of the idea that the only way Germany will be able to look to the future is through acknowledgement and realistic portrayal of the past. The modern confrontation with Germany’s Nazi past, like many German concepts, can be boiled…